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Groom dies of cancer just months after wedding

A Canadian woman has farewelled her newly-wed husband after he died from liver cancer.

Jennifer Carter and Solomon Chau tied the knot on April 11, days after Mr Chau was told he wouldn’t live long enough to hold the wedding on the date they had originally planned, the Toronto Star reports.

Mr Chau died earlier this month, aged 26.

Ms Carter shared her heartbreak on her Facebook page, saying her husband was the “most incredible person I’ve ever known”.

“Sol fought long and hard and gave it his all,” she wrote.

“His optimism and sense of humour kept both me, and those closest to us, at least moderately sane throughout all of this. For that, we'll never be able to thank him enough.

“Sol, you'll never know the impact you've had on me. You've taught me, through everything we've been through over these past months, to never let a day go to waste.

Jennifer Carter and Solomon Chau. (Facebook) ()

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“You and I should have been able to live the next 60 years of our lives together, but I'm still forever thankful that God gave us 8 incredible years. You're everything I could have asked for in a husband and more, and you'll always have my heart.

“I'll see you on the front porch babe.”

Mr Chau’s funeral was held on the same day they had first planned to be their wedding day.